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. >> leopold's defense team shows pictures of a spinal mri, similar to this one. they said that after two back surgeries, the 69-year-old leopold just needed help with everyday tasks. >> changing gears, she captured america's heart during the summer games. tonight, we caught up with gabby douglas to find out what she is up to now. >> not so bad tonight, but an arctic cold air ma >> lots of celebrities heading to the district for the inauguration. none agreed then two-time olympic gold medalist gabby douglas. >> she also is an offer. she joins us -- i imagine it is a big deal for you. >> this is definitely a big deal. my family is here. he are very excited. >> she has rubbed shoulders with the president. this is not the first time you will meet them. >> the second time. i have not met -- i have only met the first lady and the president. i have not met the dodgers hit. >>-- the doaughters yet. >> you will be quite busy. you are not only at the swearing, you are also heading to some of the balls. a year ago, could you have imagined doing this? >> i cannot imagine eve
. >> leopold's defense team shows pictures of a spinal mri, similar to this one. they said that after two back surgeries, the 69-year-old leopold just needed help with everyday tasks. >> changing gears, she captured america's heart during the summer games. tonight, we caught up with gabby douglas to find out what she is up to now. >> not so bad tonight, but an arctic cold air ma >> lots of celebrities heading to the district for the inauguration. none agreed then...
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his defense team says the media cover of the stolen lamborghini threatens to poisethen jury -- poison the jury. the lamborghini belonged to guy fieri. >>> the school district will pay to settle an abuse. a teacher attacked a boy who has special needs, kicking him and cursing. the district will pay $950,000 over that episode. the teacher pleaded no contest to misdemeanor child abuse. >>> change is coming to the 405 area cold. which part of it? ktvu's rob roth is live in san francisco where a debate is underway. rob? >> reporter: the details still need ironing out but it appear as new area cold is coming to san francisco. >> operator. >> reporter: the dispatch center in san francisco gets hundreds of calls each day so the possibilities of having to change an area cold is not a popular one. >> no. no. i am scared. >> the california public utilities commission began holding meetings about adding a new area cold, a change that would effect san francisco. the problem says the california public utilities commission says all available prefixes will be used up in 2-1/2 years. >> when we run ou
his defense team says the media cover of the stolen lamborghini threatens to poisethen jury -- poison the jury. the lamborghini belonged to guy fieri. >>> the school district will pay to settle an abuse. a teacher attacked a boy who has special needs, kicking him and cursing. the district will pay $950,000 over that episode. the teacher pleaded no contest to misdemeanor child abuse. >>> change is coming to the 405 area cold. which part of it? ktvu's rob roth is live in san...
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defense secretary leon panetta has called it a - quote- 'terrorist act.' on to a developing story. the algerian army is surrounding a natural gas complex in the sahara where islamist militants are holding dozens of hostages. the government is confirming. americans are among those who were taken hostage during an attack by islamist fighters in algeria. seven of the hostages are reported to be americans. the group claiming responsibility says the attack on the complex was revenge for algeria's support for france's military operation against rebels in neighboring mali. >> jacqueline: we have seen temperatures in the fifties and sixties. this storm system is to the north of us, which is keeping a our skies, clear. that is leading to cold temperatures. however, we are experiencing a gradual warm up as this week progresses. you can see for the weekend, 60s. and possible cloud coverage for the mid of next week. >> it's been close to three years since we've seen this. the mavrick's invitational off the coast of half moon bay. event organizers say. the past few years. mother nature didn't p
defense secretary leon panetta has called it a - quote- 'terrorist act.' on to a developing story. the algerian army is surrounding a natural gas complex in the sahara where islamist militants are holding dozens of hostages. the government is confirming. americans are among those who were taken hostage during an attack by islamist fighters in algeria. seven of the hostages are reported to be americans. the group claiming responsibility says the attack on the complex was revenge for algeria's...
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because we were never going to reach parity with the defense department. we were going to be 1/12th or less of the budget. that was fine. to do it but at the same time we asked for the funds we think we need to be able to fulfill the mission you have described, senator
because we were never going to reach parity with the defense department. we were going to be 1/12th or less of the budget. that was fine. to do it but at the same time we asked for the funds we think we need to be able to fulfill the mission you have described, senator
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it was a great organizing tool and made sure our defense needs were going to be met. i believe in the world in which are we are living, our diplomacy and development needs are important. we don't have the same focus and working with the senate foreign relations committee on authorization where you can look at everything and have subcommittees delving into the issues coming up with an authorization i think would be a great step forward. >> thank you, madam secretary. >> from florida. they retire from new york to florida. >> thank you for the positive working relationship that we had during the state department. why were you not interviewed and when the person at the top, the secretary of state was not part of the conversation when it was confirmed they were never questioned for this report and i think that's outrageous. the state department was clearly allowing the false narrative that officials were being held accountable for what went wrong and ignoring the threat. the state did nothing to correct the record. 130 days after the terrorist attack why did you not take s
it was a great organizing tool and made sure our defense needs were going to be met. i believe in the world in which are we are living, our diplomacy and development needs are important. we don't have the same focus and working with the senate foreign relations committee on authorization where you can look at everything and have subcommittees delving into the issues coming up with an authorization i think would be a great step forward. >> thank you, madam secretary. >> from florida....
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the defense official says with the number of potential hostage takers it would be an extremely dangerous assault mission. they are hoping there is some sort of diplomatic solution to the crisis. >> certainly a shock to many how quickly it happened. we have been trying to understand what happened and when these workers were seized on their way to work or what was happening. what can you tell us about the moment they were taken? and given the u.s. government was very quick to say in this case they believed this was an organized and preplanned attack. >> you're exactly right. here is what we know from the minister who says an oil field in southern algeria was attacked by militants. several hostages were taken there. this is an oil field about 40 miles from the border of libya. a group of westerners were on their way to the airport where they were attacked. alg alger security forces fired back. the militants retreated and there they took more hostages. although the group has claimed responsibility and said it did so out of retaliation for algeria allowing the french to use the air space for
the defense official says with the number of potential hostage takers it would be an extremely dangerous assault mission. they are hoping there is some sort of diplomatic solution to the crisis. >> certainly a shock to many how quickly it happened. we have been trying to understand what happened and when these workers were seized on their way to work or what was happening. what can you tell us about the moment they were taken? and given the u.s. government was very quick to say in this...
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he wants them to play really good offense and defense and we need good goaltending. that sounds like a plan. i think the players like we'll open it up a bit. we have a lot of offensive talent. all procedure sports if your stars are performing well and they're happy, and alex is very fit, he played in russia during the lockout he looks great. adam will move him all over the ice. and that motivates alex. >> reporter: they are ready for action, rocking the red out here, so from caps to nats we go. to introduce their new closer rafael soriano, this is the highest paid relief pitcher in baseball, a two-year, $28 million contract, so the nationals apparently not afraid to spend money anymore. he should make a good bull pen even better, possibly the best bull pen in baseball. he had 42 saves for the yang yeast las year, so the ante officially up for the nats last year. this year the goal is to win the world series. the general is all in, and he clearly feels like signing this young man was the right move. >> rafy is a good fit. he's one hell of a closer. the strengthen the
he wants them to play really good offense and defense and we need good goaltending. that sounds like a plan. i think the players like we'll open it up a bit. we have a lot of offensive talent. all procedure sports if your stars are performing well and they're happy, and alex is very fit, he played in russia during the lockout he looks great. adam will move him all over the ice. and that motivates alex. >> reporter: they are ready for action, rocking the red out here, so from caps to nats...
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she didn't come to his defense? why do they keep going in that direction like today some did again? >> well, they made the mistake of doing that, chris. in part because hillary represents to them a whole lot more than just a function nar at the state department. >> but she's not a lefty. she's a moderate person politically. she's to my right. >> it's not even that. it's she's a major figure in american political life and in american political history. a force of her own on her own and they're not. so that's part of it. >> is this gulliver's travels? she's surrounded by little people trying to tie her down? >> i do think there were some legitimate questions. i think there's been an honest attempt to get most of those questions answered, number one. number two, i think the republicans without calling them clowns or pissants or whatever -- >> sometimes those words are appropriate. >> i would say if they really wanted to seriously understand what was going on and what did go on, they wouldn't have approached it the way they did. >> yeah. >> they were just throwing everything against the
she didn't come to his defense? why do they keep going in that direction like today some did again? >> well, they made the mistake of doing that, chris. in part because hillary represents to them a whole lot more than just a function nar at the state department. >> but she's not a lefty. she's a moderate person politically. she's to my right. >> it's not even that. it's she's a major figure in american political life and in american political history. a force of her own on her...
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because, you know, we were never going to reach parity with the defense department. we were always going to be 1/12 of the budget. but to do what we can. at the same time, we have asked for the funds we think we need to be t
because, you know, we were never going to reach parity with the defense department. we were always going to be 1/12 of the budget. but to do what we can. at the same time, we have asked for the funds we think we need to be t
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defense secretary leon panetta has called it a - quote- 'terrorist act.' president obama, taking action aimed at reducing gun violence in america. he signed more than a dozen executive orders -- and is urging congress for even tighter controls on weapons. kron-4's catherine heenan explains on the president's newly unveiled gun control proposals. in politics.staging is key. the president's back-drop -- four children. each of them had written letters to him about last month's school massacre in connecticut. the president announced plans to introduce legislation next week that includes a ban on new assault weapons, limits on high capacity ammo clips. and expanded background checks. and more money for mental health care. without waiting for congress.the president acted on his own authority in signing 23 executive actions designed at keeping guns out of the hands of criminals. he 'will' need congressional approval for some key items.including the ban on assault rifles. "this will not happen unless the american people demand it, parents and teachers, police offi
defense secretary leon panetta has called it a - quote- 'terrorist act.' president obama, taking action aimed at reducing gun violence in america. he signed more than a dozen executive orders -- and is urging congress for even tighter controls on weapons. kron-4's catherine heenan explains on the president's newly unveiled gun control proposals. in politics.staging is key. the president's back-drop -- four children. each of them had written letters to him about last month's school massacre in...
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the defense secretary leon panetta says as many as eight americans were among them. a u.s. official says some americans escaped, some are still held and some remain unaccounted for. susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest. susan, good morning to you. >> terrell, good morning to you. less than a day later there are so many questions left over the frustration of washington. we do know that the algerian military launched this attack with no warning to the u.s. government or any other government, and it does appear that the hostage crisis remains ongoing. algerian tanks surrounded the gas complex deep in the sahara desert and launched a daring rescue attempt. military leaders say they freed dozens of workers being held by al qaeda-linked terrorists, but many hostages were killed during the mission along with their captors. it's not clear what happened to the several americans being held at the plant. a u.s. official says some got out, including mark cobb who hid in a meeting room. irish citizen steven mcfall also escaped. he talked to a tv station during the rescue atte
the defense secretary leon panetta says as many as eight americans were among them. a u.s. official says some americans escaped, some are still held and some remain unaccounted for. susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest. susan, good morning to you. >> terrell, good morning to you. less than a day later there are so many questions left over the frustration of washington. we do know that the algerian military launched this attack with no warning to the u.s. government or any other...
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that attack the president talked tough the secretary of state talked tough so did the secretary of defense. nothing much happened. journalists beat the fbi to the diplomatic compound by several weeks. terrorists are seeing a lot of green lights across the region. >> what do we need to do differently? >> i think we should be serious about not only attacking terrorist groups for getting the incorrect line al qaeda is on the heels. i forget the line the president used through out the campaign that the tied of war is receding. we get a vote on whether or not that is true and they have voted that is not true. most importantly what motivated the terrorists. it hasn't been addressed by the obama administration. it didn't serve well in what i served. look at egypt and tunisia are doing at the ballot box along side what terrorists are doing on the battlefield and figuring out how to push against that. >> i hear you talking in wider terms about the arab spring. this has been a bit of a building now. talk with me more about that. >> well, you know early days in arab spring, in cairo, in tunisia they
that attack the president talked tough the secretary of state talked tough so did the secretary of defense. nothing much happened. journalists beat the fbi to the diplomatic compound by several weeks. terrorists are seeing a lot of green lights across the region. >> what do we need to do differently? >> i think we should be serious about not only attacking terrorist groups for getting the incorrect line al qaeda is on the heels. i forget the line the president used through out the...
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. >> reporter: well, it was a defense of the political theory, awaited the u.s. should be governed and should govern itself. i would almost characterize it as something along the lines of a response to what we heard from president reagan in 1981 when he said government is not the solution to our problems, it is the problem. president obama making the case that the government is not necessarily our problem. together we could do great things. together we could take care of the elderly. together we can create a health care system for those who may not be able to afford it. very much discussing ways about how there should be some in society you don't have all or should not be some in society you have all at the expense of all others. he made and not to climate change, something that he had not necessarily highlighted or focused on in his first demonstration. moving forward in tackling debt and deficits, he did talk about tax reform. talk about slowing the growth of these expenses, but still no change in his governing philosophy, if not impassioned defense of his gove
. >> reporter: well, it was a defense of the political theory, awaited the u.s. should be governed and should govern itself. i would almost characterize it as something along the lines of a response to what we heard from president reagan in 1981 when he said government is not the solution to our problems, it is the problem. president obama making the case that the government is not necessarily our problem. together we could do great things. together we could take care of the elderly....
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you had free of cost here from the department of defense, a team in place. and on about august 15th, some weeks before the attack. the question is, can we extend that security take, and the answer is no, it would be embarrassing to our agency if that agency is providing the protection. that struck me as a little bit of the problem that we had before, between the cia and the fbi, between you know, two agencies that were more focused perhaps on the rivalry than they were on the providing the security. and we're full circle now, based on the reading, literal reading of those memos. here you had the request. so that's my question. okay, they didn't, they didn't come to the conclusion that we should increase security, but what about the question of having security actually withdrawn august 15th in terms of the security site team provided by the department of defense? >> well, again, i'm glad you raised that. the arb looked into it as if looked into everything. it does the not discuss the fft or recommend that our personnel on the ground should have asked for cont
you had free of cost here from the department of defense, a team in place. and on about august 15th, some weeks before the attack. the question is, can we extend that security take, and the answer is no, it would be embarrassing to our agency if that agency is providing the protection. that struck me as a little bit of the problem that we had before, between the cia and the fbi, between you know, two agencies that were more focused perhaps on the rivalry than they were on the providing the...
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the adhesive helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ fixodent, and forget it. >> with president obama's second term officially underway as of today, the white house says it's ready to tackle reform, gun control and the nation's debt. in the first term the president and congress didn't seem to agree on much of anything and this very issue seemed to dig them deeper into conflict. four more years of president obama, what could that look like? and thomas, a contributor for forbes magazine and when it comes to politics, an interesting background. thomas the press secretary coordinating congress and the oval office and you've had experience on weekends like this. what indications are you seeing about what the next four years will look like? >> well, it's really happening, it's actually not happening on capitol hill. it's happening with obama for america. today, obama for america, the president's very effective political infrastructure, became organizing for action, a 501 c-4 education organization, ostensibly, and they're going to be help
the adhesive helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ fixodent, and forget it. >> with president obama's second term officially underway as of today, the white house says it's ready to tackle reform, gun control and the nation's debt. in the first term the president and congress didn't seem to agree on much of anything and this very issue seemed to dig them deeper into conflict. four more years of president obama, what could that look...
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fran, i want to ask you about something defense secretary leon panetta has said. part of this you just heard from chris lawrence but i have another part that i want you and our viewers to hear. here is leon panetta. >> terrorists should be on notice that they will find no sanctuary, no refuge, not in algeria, not in north africa, not anywhere. we've got to go after al qaeda wherever the hell they're at and make sure they find no place to hide. >> i know he means it, but the problem is that was in december. this is now. they've been saying that after they were saying al qaeda was on the run. now they're saying we're going to go after them. but yet are we going after them? are the terrorists at this point feeling the united states says this, but what are they doing? >> i'm sure they do because as you say the passage of time. let's be clear, sometimes it's very hard to strike back right away. fbi director bob muller was in libya talking to the investigators this week. i expect that the investigation is going on. but remember after the east africa embassy bombings, pr
fran, i want to ask you about something defense secretary leon panetta has said. part of this you just heard from chris lawrence but i have another part that i want you and our viewers to hear. here is leon panetta. >> terrorists should be on notice that they will find no sanctuary, no refuge, not in algeria, not in north africa, not anywhere. we've got to go after al qaeda wherever the hell they're at and make sure they find no place to hide. >> i know he means it, but the problem...
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and russia about missile defense here that is supposed to be set up in europe. so there are a lot of things where the russians are still very wary of the u.s. and also, of course, just trying to get information about what is going on. it is something that is very, very bizarre and strange to think that these countries that are now allies would still be doing this. >> crazy. fred pleitgen, thank you for staying up for us, i'm sure a slightly cold berlin this evening. fred, thank you. >>> police in new york, they are asking pharmacies to stock their shelves with pill bottles fitted with gps tracking chips. we'll tell you why and how this is supposed to work coming up. >>> new york city combatting just about everything these days, and limited the amount of soda you can drink, just put a new huge gun control law in place, and now it is trying to put a gps in prescription painkiller bottles to combat the surge of pharmacy robberies. commissioner ray kelly of nypd saying oxycontin armed thefts are booming and wants to stop it. he's announced this plan to put bait bott
and russia about missile defense here that is supposed to be set up in europe. so there are a lot of things where the russians are still very wary of the u.s. and also, of course, just trying to get information about what is going on. it is something that is very, very bizarre and strange to think that these countries that are now allies would still be doing this. >> crazy. fred pleitgen, thank you for staying up for us, i'm sure a slightly cold berlin this evening. fred, thank you....
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we have marine guards at many places, about 150, who at least are demonstrating a line of defense. but we have to do more. and when you ask why do we rely on these, well, in part because we don't have military assets everywhere. if you look at the statements particularly by ad mirl mullen he said we said we have to work together but it's unrealistic in his words to tether our military to every high-risk post. part of what we're trying to struggle through with is how do we make our facilities as secure as possible. because our diplomats are not soldiers. how do we have reliability security. the february 17th bring kad was a libyan militia that started defending chris stevens when he showed up before gadhafi fell. they had been reliable. they had been responsive. but they were not particularly available during those first minutes and hours of the attack on our compound. we also had contracted with a private security company that had a permit to operate in libya. the united states, unless we go into a country with massive military force, we go in and we follow the rules of the country
we have marine guards at many places, about 150, who at least are demonstrating a line of defense. but we have to do more. and when you ask why do we rely on these, well, in part because we don't have military assets everywhere. if you look at the statements particularly by ad mirl mullen he said we said we have to work together but it's unrealistic in his words to tether our military to every high-risk post. part of what we're trying to struggle through with is how do we make our facilities as...
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. >> jill, i know defense secretary panetta has made a statement about it today. is it possible the u.s. might take military action? >> they might if they want to fry -- try to save the people held in there hostage. there are two reasons this group is giving for having carried out this act. they say it is retaliation for algeria giving france the ability to fly over algerian territory. bringing as part of this military operation in mali. but the other thing they say is they want the release of their own prisoners who are being held. a little unclear why they're being held, et cetera. but the u.s. officials we've been speaking to believe that this was not just some type of opportunistic thing, that it was planned in advance, at least to some degree. >> right now, you have had a failed french commando raid to release a french hostage in somalia which didn't get a lot of attention. that happened several days ago. two commandos were killed as well as apparently the hostage. how difficult an operation would it be to actually send folks in there? >> it would be extremel
. >> jill, i know defense secretary panetta has made a statement about it today. is it possible the u.s. might take military action? >> they might if they want to fry -- try to save the people held in there hostage. there are two reasons this group is giving for having carried out this act. they say it is retaliation for algeria giving france the ability to fly over algerian territory. bringing as part of this military operation in mali. but the other thing they say is they want the...
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. >> bill: the defense secretary leon panetta says the united states will take all necessary and proper steps to deal with this matter. the terrorists say the attack and revenged because algeria they say allowed western jets to use airspace to attack islamic fighters in neighbor mali. algerian state report two terrorists died at the facility. at this hour many more lives are at risk. "the fox report's" correspondent jonathan hunt live in our newsroom tonight. jonathan, good evening to you. how can they carry out or did they carry out this attack that we believe? >> it appears, bill, to have been pretty well planned. these terrorists first attacked a bus carrying workers from particular gas facility. that's when a british man and a norwegianen were killed apparently. police forces, algerian police forces beat back that attack. then those militants went to the gas facility that you are looking at right here they went into the living quarters. they managed to get in pretty easily apparently and took these dozens of hostage that. tonight we understand from the algerian interior minister tha
. >> bill: the defense secretary leon panetta says the united states will take all necessary and proper steps to deal with this matter. the terrorists say the attack and revenged because algeria they say allowed western jets to use airspace to attack islamic fighters in neighbor mali. algerian state report two terrorists died at the facility. at this hour many more lives are at risk. "the fox report's" correspondent jonathan hunt live in our newsroom tonight. jonathan, good...
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. >> the fire department is going to defensive mode. >> the coast guard is helping because debris may be going into the nearby water. >> we have a crew had to the scene and we will have a live report as soon as possible. >> been this morning the solano county fire department says they have contained a fire that broke out early this morning if it happen if a route to 15 at the vacaville high school. >> one of the portable classrooms were on fire. the fire was contained just minutes later. there been no reports of injuries. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >> a to d four year old man is dead and another person is injured in a shooting in east palo alto. >> police officers uporesponded to reports of the shooting in the 2600 block of illinois street just before 2:00 p.m. monday. >> there they found jonathan alcazar dead at the scene. >> police say he had been shot multiple times. a second victim arrive at the hospital with gunshot wrong and remains in critical condition. there been no arrests made. >> a shooting in san jose leaves one man in the hospital this morning it
. >> the fire department is going to defensive mode. >> the coast guard is helping because debris may be going into the nearby water. >> we have a crew had to the scene and we will have a live report as soon as possible. >> been this morning the solano county fire department says they have contained a fire that broke out early this morning if it happen if a route to 15 at the vacaville high school. >> one of the portable classrooms were on fire. the fire was...
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jenna: the defense secretary speaking in london there. terrorists affiliated with al qaeda are holed up at that gas plant. they have been there now for three days, demanding an end to the anti-terror campaign playing out right now in neighboring mali. that big area of north africa is part of what we're seeing with this rise of al qaeda in that continent. chief washington correspondent james rosen is live in our d.c. bureau. james, we talked about this as a very fluid, very dangerous situation. what do we now know? >> reporter: jenna, good afternoon. white house officials are now saying president obama is receiving regular updates on this situation which remains as you say ongoing and sensetive. the numbers involved here have varied wildly with the latest from algeria's state news service now saying nearly 100 of 132 hostages seized have been freed. that word comes after algerian security forces launched a helicopter assault on the complex yesterday. 18 of the islamist militants have been reported killed. however there are reports two fili
jenna: the defense secretary speaking in london there. terrorists affiliated with al qaeda are holed up at that gas plant. they have been there now for three days, demanding an end to the anti-terror campaign playing out right now in neighboring mali. that big area of north africa is part of what we're seeing with this rise of al qaeda in that continent. chief washington correspondent james rosen is live in our d.c. bureau. james, we talked about this as a very fluid, very dangerous situation....
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he was the runner up for the heisman and best defensive player. if you were not watching that game he was a non-factor in the game and obviously you put two and two together and figure his mind was in a lot of other places because he had to know this was about to come crashing around all sides of him. >> what's the why? like why, if he's involved, why? if he's not involved, why? what's the point of the hoax? >> i think that people that would ask that question why and you would see that the potential of winning a heisman and what that does for you on the national stage and also going on in your football career, just t the, what that would do for you going forward. i think there are -- >> he may have done it, what we're saying it he may have done it in order to get the sympathy vote for the heisman but you and i as adults realize the risk greatly outweighs even that reward. >> you have to assume that the story -- >> and i don't know the answer to that either. >> -- the journalists would love the story, no one would check it out. there's a lot of ass
he was the runner up for the heisman and best defensive player. if you were not watching that game he was a non-factor in the game and obviously you put two and two together and figure his mind was in a lot of other places because he had to know this was about to come crashing around all sides of him. >> what's the why? like why, if he's involved, why? if he's not involved, why? what's the point of the hoax? >> i think that people that would ask that question why and you would see...
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the only reason -- of the one big magazine clip as a measure of self defense? >> i don't know the last time you called the police and the police responded to help you, don't know of any times in my neighborhood or a round where somebody called police because we broke into the house and they had to defend their homes with a firearm. my village, we are at your house under a minute if you call us, surrounding communities the same thing. 1 to three minutes. i don't see a reason you would have to defend your home like that when the police are readily available. stuart: i will bring charles payne into this. charles: i think the debate, the opportunity here is totally misplaced. we are talking about gruesome, ugly things like mass shootings, the overall majority of this gun violence is really just some kid getting off of a bus with the wrong shared on who gets murdered in his neighborhood. we are going to miss an opportunity to address the source of this anger and violence by pinning and all on the and r. a. and kissel rifles. don't you think as a law-enforcement offi
the only reason -- of the one big magazine clip as a measure of self defense? >> i don't know the last time you called the police and the police responded to help you, don't know of any times in my neighborhood or a round where somebody called police because we broke into the house and they had to defend their homes with a firearm. my village, we are at your house under a minute if you call us, surrounding communities the same thing. 1 to three minutes. i don't see a reason you would have...
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defense secretary leon panetta is calling it a terrorist attack. the hostages were taken when about 20 extremists attacked a gas field. this is a file picture of the field. it's in the eastern part of algeria. it's partly owned by the energy company bp. now algeria's interior minister said that two people were killed in the attack. it's believed to be retaliation for algeria's support for the french offensive in mali. a u.s. state department official said that as many as ten americans were work at the oil field. the state department hasn't said how many of them right now may be hostages. we are told a special operations team is standing by, quote, on a very short string. obviously this is a very fluid situation. i'm joined no by cnn foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty and former cia officer bob baer. jill, you've been working your sources today. what is the latest? >> we believe obviously this happened at a gas field. if you look at the map, it's in eastern algeria. that's 37 miles from the libyan border. and that's important because they
defense secretary leon panetta is calling it a terrorist attack. the hostages were taken when about 20 extremists attacked a gas field. this is a file picture of the field. it's in the eastern part of algeria. it's partly owned by the energy company bp. now algeria's interior minister said that two people were killed in the attack. it's believed to be retaliation for algeria's support for the french offensive in mali. a u.s. state department official said that as many as ten americans were work...
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. >> the defense department found the allegations against general allen worked unsubstantiated. >> allen had been accused of sending the mills and question to jill kelly. >> kelly is a one-and led to the fbi investigation that blew the lid off the cia director david put traces affair with his biographer paul brought wealth. >> he later resigned from his post as the director of the cia. >> secretary of state hillary clinton will go for two congressional panels today to testify about the september attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. four americans were killed including ambassador chris stevens. >> congressional republicans have accused the obama administration of ignoring signs of deteriorating security in libya. >> a 16 member panel called the sandy hook advisory commission, formed the best- after the connecticut school shooting will have its first meeting this week. >> the group will get updates on the shooting investigation and hear presentations from experts involved in the aftermath of the columbine and virginia tech tragedies. >> the group includes public safety mental h
. >> the defense department found the allegations against general allen worked unsubstantiated. >> allen had been accused of sending the mills and question to jill kelly. >> kelly is a one-and led to the fbi investigation that blew the lid off the cia director david put traces affair with his biographer paul brought wealth. >> he later resigned from his post as the director of the cia. >> secretary of state hillary clinton will go for two congressional panels today...
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that the politicians are going after, the semiautomatics are the most popular guns bought for self-defense. we need to look at whether these measures are actually going to have an impact or not and a lot of them are just political and are not going to keep our children safer. >> robert costa, we heard from senator joe manchin over the weekend and others. they want a broad base. they said you're not going to get a semiautomatic ban unless you have bettered attention to mental illness and obama today said that the gun lobby people were ginning up fear among americans who otherwise want reform. where is this thing going to play out? >> larry, i just walked over here in the u.s. capitol. the house is now back in session. i spoke with some lawmakers. especially among republican legislator, there's not a clamor to move towards an assault weapon ban, but there's a real discussion about background checks, about limiting the amount of bullets that could be in a magazine. and these are only preliminary discussions. so what president obama did today by talking about an executive order, he is trying t
that the politicians are going after, the semiautomatics are the most popular guns bought for self-defense. we need to look at whether these measures are actually going to have an impact or not and a lot of them are just political and are not going to keep our children safer. >> robert costa, we heard from senator joe manchin over the weekend and others. they want a broad base. they said you're not going to get a semiautomatic ban unless you have bettered attention to mental illness and...
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and i'm told through defense officials the u.s. could be helping to bring an entire french mechanized infantry battalion into mali. that would involve maybe 30 trips of big cargo flights, bringing weapons, troops, and heavy vehicles into the fight in mali. we're told at this point, it looks like the airport there is not equipped to handle such a big airlift. there's a lot of other planes and flights tying up the runway, so to speak. so it may be that these flights land in neighboring countries. but regardless of whether that airport clears up and where they land, these flights will have u.s. military security forces, but they're only there to protect both the aircraft and the air crew. >> 30 cargo flights. that's pretty significant. thanks very much to chris lawrence. and "outfront" tonight, now democratic congressman adam schiff, a member of the house intelligence committee. and congressman, thanks so much for taking the time. i want to start with this developing story, as we're trying to figure out what the details are, so many o
and i'm told through defense officials the u.s. could be helping to bring an entire french mechanized infantry battalion into mali. that would involve maybe 30 trips of big cargo flights, bringing weapons, troops, and heavy vehicles into the fight in mali. we're told at this point, it looks like the airport there is not equipped to handle such a big airlift. there's a lot of other planes and flights tying up the runway, so to speak. so it may be that these flights land in neighboring countries....
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prosecutors argued that he should not be able to use mental health as a defense without undergoing a full review. >>> a news 4 exclusive now. a 16-year-old girl from prince george's county says a man followed and attacked her while she was walking to the school bus. she was walking near lourdes drive and hickory drive in ft. washington yesterday when she noticed a man across the street. she says he was staring at her and started following. he asked for her name, started touching himself and forcefully started touching her. that's when she decided to tight back. >> like i started screaming and kicking. he just like ran because he knew like i wasn't going to let him do anything. i felt kind of helpless. >> the girl was not seriously hurt. if you know anything about the attack, police want o hear from you. >>> guilty, that is the verdict a jury handed down for a former police officer convicted of murder. 40-year-old richmond phillips was found guilty of killing his mistress and leaving their baby to die in a hot car. it took the jury 90 minutes to reach a verdict. 20-year-old wynetta wr
prosecutors argued that he should not be able to use mental health as a defense without undergoing a full review. >>> a news 4 exclusive now. a 16-year-old girl from prince george's county says a man followed and attacked her while she was walking to the school bus. she was walking near lourdes drive and hickory drive in ft. washington yesterday when she noticed a man across the street. she says he was staring at her and started following. he asked for her name, started touching...
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. >> reporter: defense secretary leon panetta issued a warning to those running training camps. >> terrorists should be on notice. that they will find no sanctuary, no refuge, not in algeria, not in north africa, not anywhere. >> reporter: so far, this al qaeda group has been focused in africa. but counterterrorism officials are concerned that if these training camps continue to flourish, their ambitions may expand. libya is right on the southern shore of the mediterranean. and officials are concerned that militants could try for an attack in europe or european militants could come to libya, get training, and then try to carry out an attack back home. erin? >> thanks very much to chris lawrence. fran townsend as former home land counterterrorism advisor to george bush. stewart holladay, special political affairs at the united nations. stewart, let me start with you. in chris' reporting there there was a sound bite from president obama from a very different time. but that sound bite, he said libya is a success, it's a lesson in success of how to do these things. was that premature, given what
. >> reporter: defense secretary leon panetta issued a warning to those running training camps. >> terrorists should be on notice. that they will find no sanctuary, no refuge, not in algeria, not in north africa, not anywhere. >> reporter: so far, this al qaeda group has been focused in africa. but counterterrorism officials are concerned that if these training camps continue to flourish, their ambitions may expand. libya is right on the southern shore of the mediterranean....
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so personal defense is important to me. congressman thompson, your committee has waded into deep water here. your actions and policies could save lives or they could have some serious unintended consequences. it is obvious to me there are those who oppose the second amendment and i'm not implying that to you. but there are those who do that and they use political subterfuge to slowly undo this fundamental right. by means of agencies, bureaucracies, and obscure regulation that neuter this right without having to answer to the american people. california, for example -- and i realize this is a federal thing we're talking about here. but california has created a twisted maze of firearm regulations, leaving the honest citizen who uses or carries a firearm responsibly, including for the purpose of legitimate personal safety and defense, in constant jeopardy of being criminalized. our legislature's response, there is now a proposal to double down on failure and fingerprint people who buy ammunition. congressman thompson, i hope w
so personal defense is important to me. congressman thompson, your committee has waded into deep water here. your actions and policies could save lives or they could have some serious unintended consequences. it is obvious to me there are those who oppose the second amendment and i'm not implying that to you. but there are those who do that and they use political subterfuge to slowly undo this fundamental right. by means of agencies, bureaucracies, and obscure regulation that neuter this right...
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. >> narrator: in 2009, wall street bankers were on the defensive. the great american mortgage bubble had burst. >> this is a huge amount of money. >> narrator: the economy was in ruins and wall street bankers were being blamed. bankers admitted they had miscalculated. but they were also worried that they could be held criminally liable for fraud. >> he and president obama will continue to work on... >> narrator: with a new administration arriving in washington, bankers and their attorneys expected investigations and at least some prosecutions. >> ...$150 billion in mortgage-backed securities. >> smith: was there a sense that there were going to be prosecutions of alleged fraud related to the mortgage crisis? >> i think there was that expectation. i think people had seen the financial crisis. there was obviously a lot of conduct that had gone on that was improper. and i think people were expecting to see some substantial prosecutions. >> the men and women who duped would-be homeowners, who defrauded the american investor, need to be identified, prose
. >> narrator: in 2009, wall street bankers were on the defensive. the great american mortgage bubble had burst. >> this is a huge amount of money. >> narrator: the economy was in ruins and wall street bankers were being blamed. bankers admitted they had miscalculated. but they were also worried that they could be held criminally liable for fraud. >> he and president obama will continue to work on... >> narrator: with a new administration arriving in washington,...
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defense official says none were american. and other released hostages have begun telling of their ordeal. >> very, very relieved to be out. >> it happened so fast. >> my heart goes out to the guys that are still there and hopefully everyone comes home safe. because at the end of the day, it's only work, you know? >> reporter: but among the countries whose citizens were seized, frustration is spilling over at the algerian government's violent operation. >> mr. speaker, we were not informed of this in advance. i was told by the algerian prime minister while it was taking place. >> reporter: officials from the u.s. and other countries say they had no heads-up on the operation, were provided contradictory information on the raid and on the status of their citizens. the white house says president obama is receiving regular updates on the raid, that the administration is in constant contact with the government of algeria and has been clear that our first priority is the safety and security of the hostages. the u.s. defense secretar
defense official says none were american. and other released hostages have begun telling of their ordeal. >> very, very relieved to be out. >> it happened so fast. >> my heart goes out to the guys that are still there and hopefully everyone comes home safe. because at the end of the day, it's only work, you know? >> reporter: but among the countries whose citizens were seized, frustration is spilling over at the algerian government's violent operation. >> mr....